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Crews battle grass fires in Oklahoma City, Norman

One person was treated for smoke inhalation after a wildfire along Council Road in southwest Oklahoma City. A fire at an abandoned house in Norman spread to nearby grass and trees, causing a large wildfire.

High winds and dry conditions kept firefighters busy Monday as they battled wildfires in Oklahoma City and Norman.

One person was treated for smoke inhalation in a southwest Oklahoma City fire that threatened several mobile homes, Oklahoma City Battalion Chief Brian Stanaland said.

Firefighters from OKC and Mustang were able to extinguish a grass fire in southwest Oklahoma City after it burned through a wooden fence that separated the flames from the Westmoor mobile home park, 7901. S. Council Road on Monday afternoon, Jan. 13, 2014. The fire burned a large field and the fence, and was stopped within 50 feet of a wooden structure in the park.
The mobile home property is managed by You Communities and their management team joined with OCPD officers in alerting residents in the park of the fire's approaching threat. Police tied yellow tape to the front doors of units after they made contact.
A fire chief at the scene said they were lucky the winds were down today. The weekend's high winds would have made the firefighting efforts much more difficult. One fire department rig became stuck in the mud while battling the fire. The unit was removed by a fire department wrecker. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman

The homes were evacuated, but the only structure that burned before firefighters put the flames out was abandoned, Stanaland said.

The fire started about 1:40 p.m. at 7901 S Council Road.

An abandoned home also burned in a fire that started about 3:10 p.m. near Norman, Deputy Chief Jim Bailey said.

The fire started in the home and spread to the grass and cedar trees around it.

Firefighters from Little Axe and Slaughterville also helped battle the blaze.